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• 31. [Article] Intel: Strategy for Future

  Under the certain market trend of the mobile communication products, Intel would also like to be one of the marketing leaders of this segment. At their transitioning period of focuses from chipsets manufacturing ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Intel: Strategy for Future Author: Yu, Chin-Jen, Zhang, Jiangbing, Zhang, Pei, Kitalreewan, Sujittra, Xia, Winnie, Gu, Yongwen Year: 2013 Under the certain market trend of the mobile communication products, Intel would also like to be one of the marketing leaders of this segment. At their transitioning period of focuses from chipsets manufacturing into the computing providing, Intel has made the decision on getting into the mobile computing market as a major change on their strategic plan and company’s vision. With the strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities, Intel would be able to build-up their own mobile product portfolios based on their computing platforms, but they would still face a lot of pressures from the competitors as Qualcomm, and the shaped market environment. They are willing to make the Intel Inside® mobile devices into the market and make every user being connected with great using experiences. In this project, through research, interviews and competitive analysis, we are able to define why Intel would like to change their strategy into the mobile market, how they are doing, their major competitor, and the critical issues they need to define from the strategy implications. At the end, we would like to give out our strategic suggestions to Intel based on our analysis. Title: Intel: Strategy for Future Author: Yu, Chin-Jen, Zhang, Jiangbing, Zhang, Pei, Kitalreewan, Sujittra, Xia, Winnie, Gu, Yongwen Year: 2013 Under the certain market trend of the mobile communication products, Intel would also like to be one of the marketing leaders of this segment. At their transitioning period of focuses from chipsets manufacturing into the computing providing, Intel has made the decision on getting into the mobile computing market as a major change on their strategic plan and company’s vision. With the strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities, Intel would be able to build-up their own mobile product portfolios based on their computing platforms, but they would still face a lot of pressures from the competitors as Qualcomm, and the shaped market environment. They are willing to make the Intel Inside® mobile devices into the market and make every user being connected with great using experiences. In this project, through research, interviews and competitive analysis, we are able to define why Intel would like to change their strategy into the mobile market, how they are doing, their major competitor, and the critical issues they need to define from the strategy implications. At the end, we would like to give out our strategic suggestions to Intel based on our analysis. Close

• 32. [Article] 3D Printing in Healthcare: An Engineering and Technology Management Perspective

  3D Printing is a radical innovation that is enabling us to create personalized objects at low cost and quickly. Similar to Amazon’s success in the revolutionizing the retailing industry with Ecommerce, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: 3D Printing in Healthcare: An Engineering and Technology Management Perspective Author: Lu, Minh, Sengupta, Sowmini, Tran, Yen, Wigen, David Year: 2015 3D Printing is a radical innovation that is enabling us to create personalized objects at low cost and quickly. Similar to Amazon’s success in the revolutionizing the retailing industry with Ecommerce, 3D printing technology is showing the promise of turning healthcare on its heel with its capacity of rapid prototyping and personalizing the solution to the patient. This gives us an opportunity to study this innovation using technology management principles and tools. We explored the technology using engineering, technology forecast and motivating factors (Stengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)) models. We also conducted a market analysis to assess the expected economic return. The study highlighted the engineering challenge in developing the right biological materials and the appropriate 3D printing manufacturing processes. A time-based trend analysis of Bibliometrics in this technology segment drew us to the conclusion that this technology is straddling the innovator and the early adopter phases of the Technology Adoption Life Cycle (TALC). On the policy side, the motivating factors study highlighted the legal, ethical and regulatory challenges. But, the motivating factors review also highlighted the expansive benefits, both profit-based and humanitarian, of this technology. The research put together, showed that this disruptive technology will be a game-changer in the future of healthcare. Title: 3D Printing in Healthcare: An Engineering and Technology Management Perspective Author: Lu, Minh, Sengupta, Sowmini, Tran, Yen, Wigen, David Year: 2015 3D Printing is a radical innovation that is enabling us to create personalized objects at low cost and quickly. Similar to Amazon’s success in the revolutionizing the retailing industry with Ecommerce, 3D printing technology is showing the promise of turning healthcare on its heel with its capacity of rapid prototyping and personalizing the solution to the patient. This gives us an opportunity to study this innovation using technology management principles and tools. We explored the technology using engineering, technology forecast and motivating factors (Stengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)) models. We also conducted a market analysis to assess the expected economic return. The study highlighted the engineering challenge in developing the right biological materials and the appropriate 3D printing manufacturing processes. A time-based trend analysis of Bibliometrics in this technology segment drew us to the conclusion that this technology is straddling the innovator and the early adopter phases of the Technology Adoption Life Cycle (TALC). On the policy side, the motivating factors study highlighted the legal, ethical and regulatory challenges. But, the motivating factors review also highlighted the expansive benefits, both profit-based and humanitarian, of this technology. The research put together, showed that this disruptive technology will be a game-changer in the future of healthcare. Close

• 33. [Article] Research Paper: Strategic Management Analysis “iPad 2”

  The iPad, a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple Inc., was launched in April 2010. iPad has been a staggering success for Apple since its launch because most of the tablets that emerged before ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Research Paper: Strategic Management Analysis “iPad 2” Author: Neethirajan, Aarthi Year: 2012 The iPad, a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple Inc., was launched in April 2010. iPad has been a staggering success for Apple since its launch because most of the tablets that emerged before ipad were bulky and heavy. ‘iPad 2’ the second generation of the ipad was released in March 2011. The current generation ipad with a faster processor has been a trend setter, capturing major portion of the market share in tablet computer segment. This paper analyzes the strategies used by Apple to attract customers, and also to beat competitors such as Samsung and Amazon in order to remain the top player in the tablet industry. This paper discusses the Porter’s five-force model; SWOT analysis and Delta Model Framework as applied to Apple’s iPad2. The goal is to achieve a better understanding of iPad2’s strategic position and advantage over its competitors. Title: Research Paper: Strategic Management Analysis “iPad 2” Author: Neethirajan, Aarthi Year: 2012 The iPad, a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple Inc., was launched in April 2010. iPad has been a staggering success for Apple since its launch because most of the tablets that emerged before ipad were bulky and heavy. ‘iPad 2’ the second generation of the ipad was released in March 2011. The current generation ipad with a faster processor has been a trend setter, capturing major portion of the market share in tablet computer segment. This paper analyzes the strategies used by Apple to attract customers, and also to beat competitors such as Samsung and Amazon in order to remain the top player in the tablet industry. This paper discusses the Porter’s five-force model; SWOT analysis and Delta Model Framework as applied to Apple’s iPad2. The goal is to achieve a better understanding of iPad2’s strategic position and advantage over its competitors. Close

• 34. [Article] Technology Roadmap – The ‘Complete EHR’ Toward Higher Quality Patient Care

  The objective of this study is to explore the current trends and the future adoption of products, technologies and resources in the EHR industry (Electronics Health Records) by means of a detailed technological ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Technology Roadmap – The ‘Complete EHR’ Toward Higher Quality Patient Care Author: Durairajan, Saranya, Hulme, Amit, McGraw, Sean, Tamimi, Sajeda, Upadhyay, Jubin Year: 2012 The objective of this study is to explore the current trends and the future adoption of products, technologies and resources in the EHR industry (Electronics Health Records) by means of a detailed technological roadmap. Demographics, Governmental Healthcare Reforms and Mobile Health are considered as the primary market drivers and the various T-plan analysis tools such as Porter’s five forces model, SWOT Analysis, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and SCurve Analysis were employed for the purposes of this study. The result of this paper is a technology roadmap for the ‘Complete EHR’ system by the end of the next 4-year timeline. The paper is based on data collected from sources that have been subject matter experts in the relative fields for many years. This report intends to illustrate the roadmapping process by bringing the cognitive thinking onto a swim lane chart to direct the critical path for an organization. Title: Technology Roadmap – The ‘Complete EHR’ Toward Higher Quality Patient Care Author: Durairajan, Saranya, Hulme, Amit, McGraw, Sean, Tamimi, Sajeda, Upadhyay, Jubin Year: 2012 The objective of this study is to explore the current trends and the future adoption of products, technologies and resources in the EHR industry (Electronics Health Records) by means of a detailed technological roadmap. Demographics, Governmental Healthcare Reforms and Mobile Health are considered as the primary market drivers and the various T-plan analysis tools such as Porter’s five forces model, SWOT Analysis, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and SCurve Analysis were employed for the purposes of this study. The result of this paper is a technology roadmap for the ‘Complete EHR’ system by the end of the next 4-year timeline. The paper is based on data collected from sources that have been subject matter experts in the relative fields for many years. This report intends to illustrate the roadmapping process by bringing the cognitive thinking onto a swim lane chart to direct the critical path for an organization. Close

• 35. [Article] Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study

  Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study Author: Khamis, Rabah, Rao, Meghana Year: 2010 Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the past few decades, the product development process has evolved considerably and the trend in product development shows that companies have to continue to optimize it and their approach to product development. In the last 3 decades, the stage-gate process emerged as an option to give competitive edge to companies which adopt it. But the stage gate is aging and what worked in the 80’s may need to be revised for the 21 century to keep the edge. This research is an explanatory research to see how high tech companies use the stage gate currently. It also explores how often companies use portfolio decisions at the gates or decision points. Title: Investigation of the Stage-Gate Process in the High Tech Industry: A Case Study Author: Khamis, Rabah, Rao, Meghana Year: 2010 Globalization and the age of speed have changed the way companies make products. Cut throat competition and time to market are forcing companies to shorten the product development life cycle. Over the past few decades, the product development process has evolved considerably and the trend in product development shows that companies have to continue to optimize it and their approach to product development. In the last 3 decades, the stage-gate process emerged as an option to give competitive edge to companies which adopt it. But the stage gate is aging and what worked in the 80’s may need to be revised for the 21 century to keep the edge. This research is an explanatory research to see how high tech companies use the stage gate currently. It also explores how often companies use portfolio decisions at the gates or decision points. Close

• 36. [Article] Big Data Analytics in Sports

  The management of technical and strategic aspects of both, fan engagement and continuous performance improvement as it pertains to the sports industry was observed. The goal was to measure the extent of ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Big Data Analytics in Sports Author: Alzahrani, Ahmed, Banchongraksa, Bhawinee, Chase, Chris, Haciane, Gaya, Alzahrani, Saeed Year: 2016 The management of technical and strategic aspects of both, fan engagement and continuous performance improvement as it pertains to the sports industry was observed. The goal was to measure the extent of disruption that big data analytics and the implementation of new high technology has within the industry. Results showed that this new trend was highly effective in terms of fan engagement, and health management for players which improved performance and boosted revenue while being disruptive enough to cause increased regulation by league officials. Research methods included literature review on data analytics for a wide range of sports and an in-depth interview with the CEO and the Director of Business Analytics for the Portland Trail Blazers regarding the National Basketball Association. Title: Big Data Analytics in Sports Author: Alzahrani, Ahmed, Banchongraksa, Bhawinee, Chase, Chris, Haciane, Gaya, Alzahrani, Saeed Year: 2016 The management of technical and strategic aspects of both, fan engagement and continuous performance improvement as it pertains to the sports industry was observed. The goal was to measure the extent of disruption that big data analytics and the implementation of new high technology has within the industry. Results showed that this new trend was highly effective in terms of fan engagement, and health management for players which improved performance and boosted revenue while being disruptive enough to cause increased regulation by league officials. Research methods included literature review on data analytics for a wide range of sports and an in-depth interview with the CEO and the Director of Business Analytics for the Portland Trail Blazers regarding the National Basketball Association. Close

• 37. [Article] Driving Factors For Technology Companies To Establish An Outpost In The Silicon Forest

  Silicon Forest, consisting of the Portland metropolitan region including the outlying suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro, is a technology corridor that sprung to life in the 1950s and has grown ever since. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Driving Factors For Technology Companies To Establish An Outpost In The Silicon Forest Author: Bandlamudi, Melody, Chieh, Lu Chuan, Daliparthi, Mahija, Fabini, Scott, Kutgun, Hakan, Patibanda, Sriharika Year: 2016 Silicon Forest, consisting of the Portland metropolitan region including the outlying suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro, is a technology corridor that sprung to life in the 1950s and has grown ever since. The study will provide an overview of the history followed by the current situation of trends. The current case of CDK Global (CDK) opening an outpost in Silicon Forest (2014) is taken as a role model to the reasons attracting tech companies to the area. The case of CDK is compared to Intel’s first appearance in the 1970s. The positive factors that can be applicable to other companies will be highlighted. This study will then speculate a conclusion on the future opportunities the Silicon Forest will provide and how it can grow further. Title: Driving Factors For Technology Companies To Establish An Outpost In The Silicon Forest Author: Bandlamudi, Melody, Chieh, Lu Chuan, Daliparthi, Mahija, Fabini, Scott, Kutgun, Hakan, Patibanda, Sriharika Year: 2016 Silicon Forest, consisting of the Portland metropolitan region including the outlying suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro, is a technology corridor that sprung to life in the 1950s and has grown ever since. The study will provide an overview of the history followed by the current situation of trends. The current case of CDK Global (CDK) opening an outpost in Silicon Forest (2014) is taken as a role model to the reasons attracting tech companies to the area. The case of CDK is compared to Intel’s first appearance in the 1970s. The positive factors that can be applicable to other companies will be highlighted. This study will then speculate a conclusion on the future opportunities the Silicon Forest will provide and how it can grow further. Close

• 38. [Article] Web Traffic Forecasting for Professional Website

  Internet has become an important tool for people's daily life and work in recent years. According to Internet Usage and World Population Statistics on December 31, 2009, there were 1.8 billion internet ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Web Traffic Forecasting for Professional Website Author: Yang, Jiting, Mahaphol, Inthrayuth Year: 2010 Internet has become an important tool for people's daily life and work in recent years. According to Internet Usage and World Population Statistics on December 31, 2009, there were 1.8 billion internet users [1]. Although the website traffic is influenced by various factors, an accurate prediction on website traffic trend is very crucial to the companies' market strategy and resource allocation. Better predictions of spikes in web traffic, company can improve its service quality and avoid server overload in advance. The general web traffic forecasting models have been extensively investigated since Internet became popular globally. However, in the realm of professional open source website, whose users’ profile is as unique as its website content, this kind of research has not yet been well developed. Title: Web Traffic Forecasting for Professional Website Author: Yang, Jiting, Mahaphol, Inthrayuth Year: 2010 Internet has become an important tool for people's daily life and work in recent years. According to Internet Usage and World Population Statistics on December 31, 2009, there were 1.8 billion internet users [1]. Although the website traffic is influenced by various factors, an accurate prediction on website traffic trend is very crucial to the companies' market strategy and resource allocation. Better predictions of spikes in web traffic, company can improve its service quality and avoid server overload in advance. The general web traffic forecasting models have been extensively investigated since Internet became popular globally. However, in the realm of professional open source website, whose users’ profile is as unique as its website content, this kind of research has not yet been well developed. Close

• 39. [Article] Investigation of High Volume Manufacturing Plant Cycle Time and Yield Performance by Partitioning on Equipment

  This paper details the analysis of line cycle times and line yields of a high volume manufacturer in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Manufacturing data was pulled for the last three years and investigated ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Investigation of High Volume Manufacturing Plant Cycle Time and Yield Performance by Partitioning on Equipment Author: Crews, Matthew Year: 2012 This paper details the analysis of line cycle times and line yields of a high volume manufacturer in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Manufacturing data was pulled for the last three years and investigated for trends and relationships in line cycle time, line yields and order sizes. It was found that there were two broad groups, Simple and Advanced, which had significantly different performance characteristics. Once these broad differences were discovered partition functions were created to model the line cycle time and the line yield. It was shown that there was a heretofore unknown bottleneck existed at the beginning of the process which was impacting the cycle time of products. There were also several pieces of equipment found which appear to be significant contributors to yield loss which were not considered to be serious yield loss points in the past. This analysis was done using a simple partitioning of the response variables based on the equipment types the orders flowed through. Title: Investigation of High Volume Manufacturing Plant Cycle Time and Yield Performance by Partitioning on Equipment Author: Crews, Matthew Year: 2012 This paper details the analysis of line cycle times and line yields of a high volume manufacturer in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Manufacturing data was pulled for the last three years and investigated for trends and relationships in line cycle time, line yields and order sizes. It was found that there were two broad groups, Simple and Advanced, which had significantly different performance characteristics. Once these broad differences were discovered partition functions were created to model the line cycle time and the line yield. It was shown that there was a heretofore unknown bottleneck existed at the beginning of the process which was impacting the cycle time of products. There were also several pieces of equipment found which appear to be significant contributors to yield loss which were not considered to be serious yield loss points in the past. This analysis was done using a simple partitioning of the response variables based on the equipment types the orders flowed through. Close

• 40. [Article] Selection of the Highest Valued Tablet for a College Student using HDM

  With the new release of the Apple’s newer version of iPad2 called iPad, Everyone but mostly college students face a sometimes daunting task of selecting the tablet that will really satisfy their needs ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Selection of the Highest Valued Tablet for a College Student using HDM Author: Abdulai, Kon, Hu, Nan, Wang, Xiaowen, Yilmaz, Selen, Yoon, Byung Sung Year: 2012 With the new release of the Apple’s newer version of iPad2 called iPad, Everyone but mostly college students face a sometimes daunting task of selecting the tablet that will really satisfy their needs instead of following the trend and going for what is “it” right now. With new features and innovative technologies moving almost at the speed of light, making this decision can seem easy at first look to some but overwhelming to others. Faced with busy lives and the need to have all in one technologies in the palm of their hands, college students are leaning more and more towards tablets instead of desktop computers or laptops. With less weight, ease to carry among other features, tablets are becoming more popular each season. This paper helps college students select the “all in one” tablet fitting their criteria requirements. For this study, surveyors from Portland State University selected the six most important criteria. These critical criteria were used in the decision making process by using the HDM- Hierarchical Decision Model. Title: Selection of the Highest Valued Tablet for a College Student using HDM Author: Abdulai, Kon, Hu, Nan, Wang, Xiaowen, Yilmaz, Selen, Yoon, Byung Sung Year: 2012 With the new release of the Apple’s newer version of iPad2 called iPad, Everyone but mostly college students face a sometimes daunting task of selecting the tablet that will really satisfy their needs instead of following the trend and going for what is “it” right now. With new features and innovative technologies moving almost at the speed of light, making this decision can seem easy at first look to some but overwhelming to others. Faced with busy lives and the need to have all in one technologies in the palm of their hands, college students are leaning more and more towards tablets instead of desktop computers or laptops. With less weight, ease to carry among other features, tablets are becoming more popular each season. This paper helps college students select the “all in one” tablet fitting their criteria requirements. For this study, surveyors from Portland State University selected the six most important criteria. These critical criteria were used in the decision making process by using the HDM- Hierarchical Decision Model. Close